DETECTION OF LARD AND INTERESTERIFIED LARD AS ...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the name of Allah, Most gracious, Most merciful. Alhamdullilah, with
his blessing, I have completed the preparation of this manuscript.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and respect to my
kind supervisor, Associate Professor Dr. Lai Oi Ming for her understanding, guidance,
encouragement, and support throughout my study. I would also like to extend my
appreciation and gratitude to the members of the advisory committee Professor Dr.
Hasanah Mod Ghazali and Professor Dr. Yaakob Bin Che Man for their invaluable
contributions and support. My sincere thank is further extended to the Faculty of Food
Science and Biotechnology, Universiti Putra Malaysia for providing me the facilities
and to the Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka for giving me the permission and
financial support to undertake the postgraduate training.
Paramount gratitude is also extended to my wife, Fathima Fazliya and son,
Mohammed Naleef for their love, understanding, patience and support throughout my
stay at the university.
Last but not least, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all my
colleagues in the Enzyme Technology Laboratory of the faculty for their kindness,
friendship and corporation to make my study in UPM an enjoyable and rewarding
experience.
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